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Recommended approach to Chinese-only signs wouldn’t infringe on Charter

by Matthew HoekstraStaff Reporter

A “balanced approach” of promoting the use of English while cracking down on sign clutter is being recommend-ed to tackle Chinese-only signs in Richmond.

Regulating language through a bylaw—such as the 50 per cent official language requirement of Richmond Hill, Ont.—isn’t being suggested.

“[T]he issue of use of lan-guage on signage is in-dicative of a much deeper concern in the community around community harmony, social cohesion and Canadian values,” said Cecilia Achiam in a staff report Tuesday. “To ad-dress these complex commu-nity issues, an approach that focuses purely on enforce-ment should be considered a last resort.”

Achiam, the city’s director of administration and compli-ance, told council in a report that continuing outreach and tackling visual clutter on store-fronts will reinforce efforts to

promote the use of English as the “working language” in Richmond while supporting “community harmony.”

Last fall city council ordered staff to begin probing the sticky issue of foreign-lan-guage-only signs after being told a bylaw mandating the use of English could result in a legal challenge.

Staff have since consult-ed with numerous groups. They’ve also completed 1,550 visual inspections of business signs and spoke to hundreds of operators, finding just 13 busi-ness signs that lacked English.

City hall has also been urging business owners to include at least 50 per cent English con-tent on signs during the busi-ness licence renewal process, during which operators are also reminded that outdoor signs require a permit.

But no permit is required for posters and other advertising material plastered on some storefronts, nor is a permit required for real estate de-velopment signs.

“Some of these materials are in a language other than Eng-lish,” noted Achiam. “An abun-dance of these signs that are either clearly noticeable on storefront windows or visible in some residential neigh-bourhoods in the city are sig-nificant contributors to visual clutter and contribute to the perception of a proliferation of non-English signage.”

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Cooling off for Police WeekNew sign bylaw would regulate ‘clutter,’ not language

Katie Lawrence photoThe Police Week car wash at Coppersmith attracted all sorts of drivers, including Joshua McMuldrock. The cyclist had his bikewashed and got to cool off at the same time. See story on page 19.

Lawsuit claims RCMP were negligent for providing inadequate safety gear

by Martin van den HemelStaff Reporter

A Richmond RCMP officer has filed a civil suit against the Attorney General of Canada and the Minister of Justice of British Columbia, alleging negligence and claiming damages for serious head and facial injuries she suffered in June of 2013 while riding an all-terrain vehicle.

Silina Sargis and her RCMP partner

were on duty and searching the north side of Sea Island to Iona Beach for the body of a deceased person when the incident occurred nearly two years ago.

The June 16, 2013 fall happened on her first day of riding the ATV as part of her regular RCMP duties following a one-day training session by the Canada Safety Council.

During the search, which encom-passed a 10-kilometre ride in heavily covered terrain, she encountered drift wood that created a “full barrier to her passage, meaning the only way across was to traverse a piece of drift wood,” the lawsuit filed on May 12 said.

“The plaintiff approached a small piece of drift wood to climb over it, as had been taught in her course. When she acceler-

ated the ATV, in an attempt to traverse the wood, the tires locked under thewood and abruptly halted the forwardmomentum of the ATV. The immediatestop thrust the plaintiff forward, launch-ing her body airborne, her head and face smashing into (the) front metal ATV rack.”

In the lawsuit, Sargis claimed she in-jured her knee, suffered whiplash, aconcussion, a nasal fracture with a de-viated septum and a nose bleed, as well as “permanent injuries that will affecther for the rest of her life.”

Just two months after the accident, the Richmond RCMP informed its mem-bers that it had purchased full-face hel-mets with a wrap-around chin bar for use by ATV riders, the lawsuit said.

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Bed bugs are a growing problem in Metro Vancouver


A bed bug infestation that’s spread to at least five units at a Richmond condo complex has the potential to cause headaches for the broader community, according to an SFU researcher.

Professor Gerhard Gries, a pest management researcher, said if a condo complex is infested, and the beg bugs are travelling from unit to unit, there is a risk that the bed bugs could make their way to libraries, community centres, schools and other public facilities on the clothing, furniture and backpacks of those who have been affected.

“I think the public should definitely care,” Gries said. “We are in really new territory. The global resurgence of bed bugs is unprecedented.”

Rhonda Porter, who owns a Jones Road con-do, said a neighbouring unit was the first to be infested last September, and the problem has since spread to her unit and forced her to throw out her furniture and sleep on an air mattress for several months.

The problem was so bad that one neighbour has vacated his unit. In one case, an infested mattress was left in the stairwell for days.

“Eight months later and the place is still in-fested,” she told The Richmond Review Friday. A unit one floor below hers has also been infested.

Mary Carter is a member of the strata council in the affected building and insisted everything that’s possible is being done.

“We’re doing everything we can possibly be doing,” she said. “I’m fully sympathetic with her.”

Carter said two units have been successfully treated, but problems remain at three units.

“It’s not just our building. They’re rampant throughout Richmond and the Lower Mainland.”

With bed bugs becoming a larger problem across the world, SFU’s Gries said perhaps the time has come for political intervention, and for cities to consider creating new bylaws to ensure bed bug problems are addressed promptly and correctly in order to prevent the problem from spreading.

“The question as to who is responsible, that’s a difficult one,” Gries said. “That’s almost a political decision. Maybe it is time to find political solu-tions and make bylaw changes that when an apartment is infested in a residential complex, there has to be treatment implemented.”

Gries said bed bugs are unlike other pest prob-lems, like cockroaches or rats.

“When you have bed bug infestations, many people suffer tremendously...They feed on (your blood), they cause anxiety, insomnia, all types of mental and physical distress. That’s way more than a cockroach.”

The number of bed-bug related treatments in emergency units in the U.S. has gone from a few hundred to over 10,000 in the past decade alone, Gries said.

Following the Second World War, it was com-monplace to treat apartments infested with bed bugs with DDT, he said.

But consumers and homeowners are today much more conscientious about what products they use in their homes, he added.

Gries said the growing problem with bed bugs demands a new approach.

“We are really writing a new chapter in terms of what we have to do.”

During his bed bug research, Gries used to use his own arm to keep the bed bug population alive and thriving.

But with repeated exposure to their bites, this increased his sensitivity, and his arm swelled up to twice its normal size.

“I think bed bugs are more than a nuisance,” Gries said. To date, there’s no proof that bed bugs can act as a vector for blood-bourne diseases.

However, for those dealing with an infestation, it preys on their minds.

“The thought that while they’re in bed, and be-ing visited by these small vampires, preys on the minds of people. It’s really affecting the health and overall well being of humans dealing with this problem.”

Coun. Linda McPhail said the potential public hazard of bed bugs spreading to public facilities, and then spreading from there to other homes, is a concern.

“Nothing seems to get rid of them. I see the po-tential for public concern and a public health is-sue, but I want to know what Vancouver Coastal Health’s position is on it.”

She said she’ll speak with city staff to begin the conversation about the threat bed bug prob-lems pose at public facilities.

Bed bugs are tiny insects, about the size of a

sesame seed, that feed off the blood of humansand animals while they sleep. They hide in tinycracks and crevices, along the seems of mat-tresses, and come out at night.

Gries said that although bed bugs are flight-less, that doesn’t mean they can’t travel longdistances.

“Bed bugs can walk very fast, also quite a dis-tance...They can cover a lot of ground in a matter of an hour, or a night.”

But they aren’t equipped to burrow or tunnel,meaning they need gaps to crawl through, suchas beneath baseboards.

Impregnated female bed bugs are “much lesslikely to return to their shelter” Gries said, and instead try to find a new place or a new host, to start a new colony.

“These (impregnated) femals are the ones leaving infested apartments.”

City eyes loosening watering rules to combat spread of beetle and its tasty grubs


It’s becoming a common sight in Richmond—lawns decimated by birds and animals that desperately dig for chafer beetle grubs.

“Overnight they could destroy some-body’s lawn—the whole lawn,” said Richard Lubberts of Richmond-based Lubberts Landscaping and Maintenance. “You have a family of five or six raccoons, and they will literally rip up a whole large lawn in one night. It looks like a rototiller has gone through the lawn.”

Lubberts first noticed the beetles in Richmond a few years ago. It’s now such a big problem for homeowners and strata buildings that some people are consider-ing installing artificial turf, he said.

“The degree of severity is huge right now,” he said. “It’s definitely getting worse.”

First found in New Westminster in 2001, the beetle has since spread to Richmond, Burnaby, Vancouver, Co-

quitlam and North Delta, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.

Damage is done during the grub, or larvae, stage. The grubs feed on the fibrous roots of grass, which crows, raccoons and skunks quickly rip up each spring and fall in search of the tasty pests.

In a report to Richmond council Tuesday, city staff are planning to make it easier for homeowners to fight the yard menace. Proposed is a permitting system, which would allow residents to apply for an exemption to summer lawn watering restrictions.

Water is key to controlling grubs without pesticides.

Microscopic round worms, known as nematodes, are the most effective de-fence against the chafer beetle, accord-ing to Lesley Douglas, the city’s manager of environmental sustainability. Nema-todes—available at garden supply stores—are applied to infested lawns at the end of July when the beetle is begin-ning its grub stage. Effective treatment involves two weeks of regular watering.

Watering exemption permits would be good for 21 days inside July 15 to Aug. 15, and would be available free to homeowners with water meters and proof of nematodes purchase. Home-owners without a meter would pay $33.50 and be required to sign up for

water meter installation.Chafers were first spotted in Richmond

in 2010, according to Douglas, who not-ed the invasive pests have since spread across the city, causing “significant dam-age” over the past 12 months.

Even city boulevards haven’t beenleft unscathed, but so far the city’s in-ventory of parks has fared well due to regular maintenance, according to cityspokesperson Kim Decker.

Lawns with moss are more suscep-tible to damage, she noted, along withturf that’s mowed short.

Decker also noted the city is holding free natural lawn care and chafer bee-tle workshops throughout the sum-mer. A list of workshops can be found through richmond.ca/chafer.

Richard Lubberts photoAnimals and crows ravaged this long strip of grass at a Richmond strata complex to get at chafer beetle grubs.

Condo hit with bed bug infestation

Tiny bed bugs feed on human blood.

Tips to control chafers•Increase mowing height, 8-10 cm•Fertilize twice a year with compost or organic, slow-release fertilizers; leave grass clippings on lawn as natural fertilizer•Water lawn deeply: 2-3 cm once a week•Over-seed annually•Lime in fall and spring*Source: City of Richmond

Richmond lawns on front lines of chafer charge


Registration for summer programsBegins today

Aquatics only: online 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 20

All programs: online 10:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 20

All programs: in person and Call Centre, Thursday, May 21

Check out the online paperless version of the Summer 2015 Guide at www.richmond.ca/guide and help reduce our environmental footprint. Paper copies are available for pick up from any City facility.

There are three easy ways to register:• Online www.richmond.ca/register

• Through the Registration Call Centre, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 604-276-4300

• In person during facility hours

Development Permit Panel MeetingWednesday, May 27, 3:30 p.m. in Council Chambers

Agenda Item:1. 10440 and 10460 No. 2Road - DP 15-692659 -

Polygon Kingsley Estates Ltd. - To (1) permit the construction of a townhouse development with 133 units at 10440 and 10460 No. 2 Road on a site zoned “Town Housing (ZT72) – London/Steveston (No. 2 Road);” and (2) vary the provisions of Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 to reduce the minimum rear yard setback from 3.0 m to 2.23 m for Building TH-16.

Please call 604-276-4395 for further information.

Bike to Work Week May 25 to 31

Bike to Work Week is a regional initiative aimed at increasing commuter

cycling in the Lower Mainland. Workplaces are encouraged to join the City of Richmond and register to get their co-workers onto bicycles. Prizes will be awarded based upon participation rates and kilometres commuted. For more information and to register, visit bikehub.ca/bike-to-work-week.

The highlight during the week will be celebration stations that

feature free food and beverages, free bike mechanics, cycling maps and information, and prize draws. Come visit us on your bike at: • Canada Line Bridge: Van Horne

Way at River Road on Tuesday, May 26 from 6:30 to 9:00 a.m.

• Larry Berg Flight Path Park: Russ Baker Way at Airport Road on Thursday, May 28 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Cambie spring swap meetSaturday, May 23

This is a great place to purchase gently used items including kids’

stuff, household items, preschool equipment, sporting goods and crafts.

Come out to Cambie Community Centre (12800 Cambie Road) from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 23 to view all the new and gently used items for sale at affordable prices. Admission is free but donations are gratefully accepted. All profi ts go towards Cambie Community Centre programs and services.

For more information please call Cambie Community Centre at 604-233-8399.

Transportation and Transit PlebisciteMail your ballot by May 25

Elections BC is administering voting for the 2015 Metro Vancouver Transportation

and Transit Plebiscite. Voters should mail their ballots on or before May 25 to ensure Elections BC receives it by the deadline.

Elections BC must receive your completed ballot package before 8:00 p.m. on Friday, May 29, 2015. For details visit www.elections.bc.ca/.

Food scraps banned from garbageAs of July 1

Richmond residents are requested to ensure you have food scraps recycling

for your complex before July 1. This is when surcharges will be applied to garbage loads that contain food scraps. Richmond is offering its Green Cart program to all multi-family complexes. Please contact your property manager to confi rm if you have service arrangements in place.

For more information call the Environmental Programs Information Line at 604-276-4010 or email [email protected].

Engineering and Public Works open houseSaturday, May 23 from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

The Engineering and Public Works open house takes place at the City Operations

Yard, 5599 Lynas Lane (one block west of Westminster Highway and No. 2 Road), on Saturday, May 23 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Richmond’s celebration of City operations promises a day of fun for the entire family. Come out and enjoy face-painting, arts, crafts a children’s play area, excavators, dump trucks and other heavy equipment, interactive emergency, police, fi re and ambulance displays, interactive environmental exhibits with conservation and sustainability tips and more.

Enjoy lunch from one of the many food vendors and entertainment by Urban Dance Company, The Primos, Sudnya Dance Academy and Erzsi and O-Scope.

For more information, email [email protected].

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Community news covering May 20 to June 2, 2015

Planning CommitteeWednesday, May 20, 2015Anderson Room, City Hall4:00 p.m. Public Works & Transportation CommitteeThursday, May 21, 2015Anderson Room, City Hall4:00 p.m. Regular Council MeetingMonday, May 25, 2015Anderson Room, City Hall4:00 p.m. (closed meeting) Council Chambers, City Hall7:00 p.m. (open meeting) Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services CommitteeTuesday, May 26, 2015Anderson Room, City Hall4:00 p.m. Development Permit PanelWednesday, May 27, 2015Council Chambers, City Hall3:30 p.m. General Purposes CommitteeMonday, June 1, 2015Anderson Room, City Hall4:00 p.m. Finance CommitteeMonday, June 1, 2015Anderson Room, City HallFollowing General Purposes Committee meeting Planning CommitteeWednesday, June 2, 2015Anderson Room, City Hall4:00 p.m.

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Park addition to ‘renew’ London-StevestonNew green space being created on former Steveston High site as part of rezoning for townhouses


A new $4-million park on the edge of Steveston will boast trails with fitness stations, a children’s play-ground, an off-leash dog area and a large open area for recreation.

The future park space is a two-hectare (five-acre) addition to the London-Steveston Neighbourhood Park, and part of the for-mer Steveston High lands. Polygon is developing 133 townhouses on the old high school site, and transferring parkland to the city as part of its rezoning deal.

On Tuesday, parks plan-ners presented the concept plan for the new park space to city council.

“The transfer of land to the city will lead towards

the renewed development of London-Steveston park,” noted Clarence Sihoe, park planner, in his report.

“The park will better function both as a quiet neighbourhood green space and as a place for local residents to gather, socialize and entertain within an active setting.”

A main feature of the park addition is a large, flexible open space meant for infor-mal activities, games, sports and neighbourhood pro-

grams and events. Around its edges and within it will be trees planted in groups and in rows, creating an en-joyable walking experience and greening the park.

Also key to the concept design are two wide gre-enways that will connect the space to No. 2 Road. A 650-metre circular loop trail is also planned, along with fitness equipment and dis-tance markers.

Other park features include a covered structure, natural

mounds and picnic tables.Phased construction of the

park is scheduled to start in 2017.

New city park property includes open space, trails and an off-leash dog area.

“The park will better function both as aquiet neighbourhood green space and as aplace for local residents to gather, socialize

and entertain within an active setting.”— Clarence Sihoe


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‘Not having English on signage, menus and the like is divisive’From Page 1

Achiam is recommending an overhaul of Richmond’s sign bylaw to control visual clutter on storefronts, while continu-ing outreach efforts.

City council was set to vote on the matter late yesterday. A ratification vote would follow.

Achiam acknowledged the choice not to regulate language won’t make everyone happy, including some residents who e-mailed the city in recent months, but said the approach won’t infringe on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

“I personally think that English should be on every sign, public or private. Not having English on signage, menus and the like is divisive, especially now that native English speakers are in the minority of Richmond’s population,” said one resi-dent in an e-mail included in Tuesday’s report, which didn’t include names. “These immigrants are not being encouraged to integrated into our community if they can live their entire lives here without speaking a word of English. We should encourage them to integrate, and this would be a good first step. Having both languages—English and Chinese—on signage would encourage inclusion in businesses primarily serving Chinese.”

From Page 1During Sargis’ training session, she was pro-

vided a full face mask with a protective chin bar, for her training, the lawsuit said.

“It is well known that in both recreational and occupations ATV use, there is a risk of being launched forward or generally thrown off the ATV which presents a serious risk to facial and head injuries,” the lawsuit said. “It is well known that the use of a full face helmet with a chin bar substantially reduces the like-lihood of, or severity of, facial and head injury while operating an ATV.”

Sargis has undergone at least two surger-ies to deal with her injuries, and has sought

medical, neurological and psychological care.

The lawsuit claims the “debilitating symp-toms of facial pain and headaches and sur-gery has altered her appearance, which has resulted in substantial emotional and psy-chological trauma.”

The allegations haven’t been tested in court.

Sargis is seeking compensation for loss of earning capacity, loss of training opportuni-ties, loss of enjoyment of her career, loss of lifestyle, and loss of enjoyment of life.

Sargis has not returned to work since the crash.

Richmond Mounties were searching the parkade next to the former Sears store at Richmond Cen-tre on Tuesday afternoon, following what appears to have been an assault around 2 p.m.

Man with bloodied face tended to by paramedics


A young man who was stabbed near Richmond Cul-tural Centre was found near

city hall, prompting a strong RCMP response to the area and a search of the parkade next to the former Sears store at Richmond Centre.

Around 2 p.m. Tuesday, Richmond Mounties were called to a report of an in-jured man.

The victim had apparently been in an altercation with another man, but made his way to city hall before receiv-ing help.

Richmond RCMP Cpl. Den-nis Hwang said the victim was taken to hospital, and thesuspect fled the scene.

Police do not have a de-scription of the suspect, but investigators are reviewingsurveillance footage.

Anyone with informationabout the incident is askedto call the Richmond RCMP at 604-278-1212 or email themat [email protected].

Mountie is still off work following crash

Man stabbed near cultural centre


Longtime Richmond resi-dent Reg Boaler is the toast of Toastmasters.

Boaler recently won the organization’s International Speech Contest for District 96—one of two B.C. districts.

“In the past six years, I have competed four times at the district level, and this is the first time that I have won the District Championship. It is a great honour for me,” he said.

Toastmasters is a non-profit organization that helps build self-confidence through public speaking and leadership programs.

Prince George played host to the District 96 Interna-tional Speech Contest May 1 and 2. It was one of many such contests hosted by Toastmasters clubs around the world.

Winners begin at the club level, before moving on to contests in areas, divisions and districts.

Boaler, a longtime owner of a Richmond-based bar equipment company, will now move on to the world championships in Las Vegas in August.

—Matthew Hoekstra

Richmond man wins big Toastmasters prize

Richmond’s Reg Boaler has won a B.C. district International Speech Contest of Toastmasters.

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opinion

It was 2008 when word fi rst surfaced that B.C. farmland

was being bought up to grow trees as a Euro-pean carbon off set.

Reckitt Benckiser Inc., a British-based global manufacturer of household products such as Lysol spray and Calgon laundry soap, bought 1,500 hectares east of Vanderhoof and planted

aspen. For comparison, that’s about the size of downtown Vancouver from 16th and Oak to Stanley Park.

Since tree growing is permitted in the Agri-cultural Land Reserve, a use intended for fruit, ornamental or nursery trees, no permission was needed. And to meet the carbon off set rules of the UN’s International Panel on Climate Change, a 100-year restrictive covenant against harvesting trees was issued by B.C.’s land titles offi ce.

Goodbye farmland.After that deal, the B.C.

government changed legislation in 2011 to require permission from the Agricul-tural Land Commission to make these covenants valid. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick says he is waiting for that process to be tested.

It likely will be soon. Reck-itt has bought another 7,000 hectares of cleared farmland from Prince George down through the Cariboo to Quesnel. NDP agriculture critic Lana Popham has

been tracking these acquisi-tions, and she says there are more deals in the works.

Last fall, the Bulkley Nechako Regional District wrote to Victoria Wood, Reckitt Benckiser’s “global head of sustainability,” tell-ing her that “the planting of trees on centrally located and productive agricultural lands is not appropriate” and would weaken local farm economies.

Wood responded that the RB Trees project targets only “marginally produc-tive” land such as pasture, abandoned farms or those that have been up for sale for long periods.

Former Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson raised the issue in the legislature in 2008, noting that Crown land near Vanderhoof had been sold for farm-ing, bought by a num-bered company and then “fl ipped” for around $1 million to RB Trees.

Now mayor of Quesnel, Simpson takes issue with the company’s claims with

his usual shyness.“It’s bull----,” he told me.

“This isn’t marginal land.”He said it includes prime

alfalfa fi elds and historical ranch and forage crop lands. In one case, neighbours found out about the new use when they saw a heli-copter spraying herbicide to prepare the area for tree seedlings.

In the Cariboo as in other rural B.C. areas, aging farm-ers want to retire and young people keen to work seven days a week are in short supply. So naturally there is pressure to sell.

Perhaps Letnick is right, and the ALC will stop pro-ductive farmland from be-ing turned back into forest. While we’re waiting for that, here are a couple of other questions.

What happens when these forests burn? The fi rst big forest fi re of 2015 grew out of control near Prince George last week. And since aspen doesn’t last 100 years, what is its real carbon off set value?

How’s that European carbon trading market doing? It’s a mess, with the cost of emitting a tonne of carbon dioxide fallen far below what’s needed to be eff ective, and Interpol inves-tigating various schemes to game the system.

Remember B.C’s own Pacif-ic Carbon Trust? This Gordon Campbell brainchild to sell carbon off sets was quietly greenhouse gassed after the Auditor General revealed its fi rst two big projects were of questionable value to say the least.

Finally, does anyone really think that returning B.C.’s scarce farmland to forest is a good way to change the weather? Would it off set the loss of local production and trucking in farm produce from elsewhere?

And where are B.C.’s tire-less food security advocates on this dubious scheme?

Tom Fletcher is legisla-tive reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfl [email protected]

Sacrifi cing farmland for climate change

B.C. ViewsTom Fletcher

On May 14, Richard Bull-ock, chair of

the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC), was furtively fired from that Agricultural Land Reserve tribu-nal for doing his job. With cabinet misfits biting at his ankles, he had stood up for farming and the ALR, which has protected B.C. farmland for over forty years.

Does it matter? Yes! The California water crisis makes the ALR more vital than ever. Meanwhile, an anti-ALR faction in cabinet endangers our farmland. They’ve now thwarted the tribunal by removing its

chair—with more than half a year left in his term.

Why was Bullock ap-pointed ALC chair? Re-sults! He had succeeded as leader of agricultural com-panies, industry groups and the B.C. Farm Industry Review Board. And he lived the ALR principles.

What went well in Bull-ock’s term? A lot! In 2010, he led a province-wide ALR review, along with the agriculture minister. He melded the resulting insights with the audi-tor general’s advice in his thorough strategic vision. It was a blueprint to mod-ernize the ALC/ALR.

For instance, he refi ned an application panel approach—with seven commissioners from all over B.C.—that kept the diversity of regional panels but shed their inconsisten-cy. He also brought back ALR boundary reviews, an effi cient way to exclude (or add) ALR land that’s out of place. His ongoing reports showed steady progress.

What went wrong? Bill Bennett. In early August 2013, when the ALC was conducting East Kootenay boundary reviews, Bennett grabbed the headlines to complain about ALC deci-sions that annoyed him and his buddies. He was the local MLA and the min-ister responsible for mines and a murky “core review,” and he threatened to drag

the ALC into it.Then what? In March

2014, Bennett held a media briefi ng in Victoria to hype a coming ALR bill with his anti-ALC com-plaints. None stand up to analysis. For instance, Bennett complained that a buddy wasn’t allowed to extend a gravel pit on an ALR farm, but it turned out that Bennett’s own mines ministry had rejected it. A Cranbrook farm owner Bennett brought in to cas-tigate the ALC turned out

to want to build a motel or prison on ALR farmland.

Was the ALR bill as bad as that? Yes! It’s been aptly called “the bill to kill the ALR.” For instance, the new “Zone 2” would turn most of the ALR into an “Anything Land Reserve.” A suff ocating factor for the ALC was the layers of bureaucratic busy-work the bill imposed. Despite a public uproar, it got pushed through.

What averted disas-ter? Norm Letnick. After

settling in as agriculture minister, Letnick swept some of the damage aside and teamed with Bullock to consult around B.C. on ALR regulations last sum-mer. The government’s summary showed that the stakeholders—farmers/ranchers, local govern-ments and the public—all want a strong ALR/ALC. We looked forward to regula-tions in that spirit.

Then what happened? The regulations, due in November 2014, are six months late, so Letnick has likely faced a long struggle in cabinet. Now they’ve disabled the ALC’s inde-pendence by fi ring Bullock. It all bodes ill for the com-ing ALR regulations.

What values can we still affi rm in hope? We believe in food security for all. We believe in con-serving our farmland for present and future needs, not for land speculation. We appreciate true public servants like Richard Bull-ock who help us make our province better.

How can one give due thanks? Google “Thank you, Richard Bullock!” You’ll reach a virtual Thank You card. Sign your name. That’s a good start.

Jim Wright is president of the Garden City Conservation Society. He blogs at GardenCityLands.wordpress.com.

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Editor:A beautiful holiday weekend and a visit to

Steveston’s unique waterfront only to witness the ugly and distasteful Onni development that is an eyesore as it stands. Is this what city hall calls planning?

The original concept, based on a maritime theme, was ill-conceived at best as seen when an old and well-established maritime services business on Moncton Street recently closed its doors. Onni has applied for new commer-cial zoning. In the meantime , no businesses have taken up occupancy and rental units remain empty.

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While the Onni development may glitter in the sunlight, it is by no means a diamond. Mon-ster houses move over as you have competition, thanks to the city hall planners .

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Harada scores one for the ages

by Don FennellSports Editor

Every week during the extend-ed West Coast golf season, Jack Harada tees it up with friends at the Richmond PItch and Putt.

The popular Steveston resident eagerly looks forward to joining Kaoru Minato and Grant Ikuta for a little fun on the links, which for the past three years has become a Thursday morning tradition. But last week, to accommodate organizer’s Ikuta’s other com-mitments, the trio played a day ahead of schedule.

The round started well enough, with a par here and there, but nothing really out of the ordinary. Then as they approached the fifth tee box, Harada said, “Sure

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better.Soon after his words, Harada,

shooting first, aced the 62-yard par three and jubilation filled the course.

“I guess all those years of prac-tice paid off,” said a smiling Hara-da, who has golfed for more than 60 years and in his prime sported a single digit handicap.

Harada and Ikuta have known each other for five years, since the latter came here from To-ronto to become minister at the Steveston Buddhist Temple. A strong friendship ensued, buoyed by Ikuda’s show of kind-ness and support when Harada’s wife became ill and ultimately died of cancer. Ikuta also later

supported Harada’s move to the Maple Residences.

Ikuta was happier to see Hara-da get a hole in one than if he’d achieved the feat himself.

“It’s a win-win situation,” said Ikuta. “He’s such a forward think-ing individual that you don’t think you’re with a 95 year old. And overall he’s just a really nice guy. The surprising thing though is that on many occasions (Ha-rada and Minato, who is close to 90 himself ) they actually beat my score.”

This is the second time Ikuda has observed a hole in one. Two years ago, one of his play-ing partners realized the elusive performance during a tourna-ment hosted by the Steveston Buddhist Temple.

Steveston senior Jack Harada shoots hole in one at 95 years young

Jack Harada proudly holds up the golf ball with which he shot his first hole in oneWednesday at the Richmond Pitch and Putt.


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Having already endured the school of hard knocks this season, the R.A. McMath Wildcats won’t face many surprises when the 2015 pro-vincial AAA girls’ soccer cham-pionship kicks off May 28 in Victoria.

A host of injuries—short and long term—have forced the Wildcats to deal with a number of different situa-tions. And to mature quickly as a result.

“I’m thrilled with the way the girls have responded,” said coach Stephen Burns, completing his second year at the helm. “We lost some very good players from last year’s team, then faced some real adversity this year with all the injuries. Our last game, I think, showed we’re ready (to challenge (for a champion-ship) again.”

What Burns, and indeed any-one, has to appreciate is the Wildcats’ resolve. Whenever a player has suffered an unfor-tunate injury, a teammate has stepped up to fill the void. But with varied experience that’s not always easy.

The Wildcats enter this year’s provincials as Lower Mainland champions after a 2-1 overtime victory over Kitsilano Blue Demons last Thursday at Minoru Park, a match that in many ways de-fines the squad. It required everything—including a touch of luck—to prevail, but Burns proudly called it

their best overall effort of the season. He was particularly impressed by the Wildcats’ consistency.

“Kits is a tough team to play physically, and they’ve got some very talented players too,” he said. “It was a hard battle, and it’s a game like that that is going to perhaps give us a bit of an edge know-ing we needed everything to get through. It was literally the last kick that won it for us.”

Dakota Chan opened the scoring for McMath midway through the second half, a lead the Wildcats clung to until literally the last second of regulation when Kitsilano drew even. Montana Leonard ultimately proved the hero of the match when she scored the winning goal late in the second overtime.

McMath is fortunate to sport a large roster of 21 play-ers. But that potential edge was put to the test against Kitsilano, with keeper Carmen Milne injured on the final shot and forced to make way for Ali Burns who despite the lack of a warm-up was more than admirable in overtime. An-drea Clute was also injured in the match, and unfortunately just learned she suffered a medial collateral sprain and will be unable to play at the provincials.

Further magnifying the im-portance of depth, the Wild-cats will also be without key player Hannah Partridge who suffered a bad knee injury playing club soccer. She had been an important cog in the

midfield for most of the sea-son.

But there is some comfort for Wildcat fans knowing that Georgina Magnus is working her way back from a concus-

sion, and Jessica Zawada also appears close to 100 per cent after also recovering from an injury. Claire Reynolds, who was the team’s leading scorer until breaking a wrist during

a tournament match in Vic-toria earlier, also played well against Kitsilano.

“We seem to always be able to rely on someone to step up,” coach Burns said. “And it

can be anyone.”Last year, McMath went

undefeated at the provincial championship but because of the format could finish no better than fifth.

The R.A. McMath Wildcats will head into the 2015 B.C. high school AAA girls’ soccer championship in Victoria May 28 as the Lower Mainland’s top seed after edging Kitsilano Blue Demos 2-1 in over-time Thursday at Minoru Park.

Wildcats deserve a good breakAfter injury-riddled season, McMath heads into provincial championship as Lower Mainland’s best

Don Fennell photoDakota Chan (left) opened the scoring for the R.A. McMath Wildcats in the Lower Mainland high school AAA girls’ soccer final ver-sus the Kitsilano Blue Demons Thursday at Minoru Park. McMath won 2-1 in overtime.


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Anyone doubting the level of fit-ness required to fence should see Igor Gantsevich this morning.

He can barely walk.This after the former Canadian

champion, who has been out of ac-tion much of the past few years, made a rocky but ultimately triumphant re-turn to competition during the 2015 fencing nationals last weekend at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

“ I had to get my butt kicked in the first match to realize that I am com-peting again,” Gantsevich said of his slow start in the senior men’s epee team event.

Fortunate to get what amounted to a mulligan, a re-focused Gantse-vich and his mates Eric Boisse, Dylan French and Ron Bakonyi went on to place first.

Gantsevich, who in “retirement” has been focused on building the Richmond-based Dynamo Fenc-ing Club and promoting the sport in general, was equally impressed with the results by other Dynamo fencers who combined for 18 med-als (six gold and an equal number

of silver and bronze).“We are the only club in Canada to

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One of the up-and-comers is 14-year-old Richmond resident Na-tasha Kis-Toth who, armed with obvi-ous natural talent and great resolve, seems destined for considerable fu-ture success. She placed second in a competitive Cadet women’s epee division.

Another notable result was the first-place finish by Richmond resident and current University of Pennsylvania ath-lete in the senior men’s sabre event.

Coming off a memorable 2014 sea-son which included his being selected Canada’s flag bearer at the Youth Olym-pic Games last summer in China, French not only earned first-place honours in the senior men’s epee team competi-tion but also placed second in each of the junior men’s and senior men’s epee events.

Antonio Hui displayed his promising future by securing first in the under-15

men’s epee division, edging out Dyna-mo teammate Seraphim Jarov for top honours. And Oscar Zhou stepped up to place third in the sabre event in the same age group.

Fynn Mansbridge placed second in the Cadet men’s epee; Jessica Rumble

and Elizabeth Douglas third in Cadet women’s epee; Sonya Romashina third in women’s foil; Emily Ma third in Junior women’s sabre; and Woojoo Kwon third in Junior women’s foil.

Dynamo’s Veteran fencers also shone. Mike Krasnich topped the mixed sabre

event, Julian Tang men’s foil,Ron Bak-onyi men’s epee, and Bela Suveg placedsecond in men’s epee.

Fencing returns to the spotlight nextmonth when Dynamo hosts the 2015provincial championships June 19 to 21..

Dynamo fencers dominate nationals18 medals split evenly over all three disciplines

Don Fennell photoRichmond’s Natasha Kis-Toth (left) wishes her opponent good luck prior to the Cadet women’s epee division final at the 2015 Canadian National Fencing Championships Saturday at the Richmond Olympic Oval. A Dynamo Fencing Club athlete, Kis-Toth won a silver medal.


Registration: 1:00-1:45pm Skating: 2:30-6:00pm Performance: 4:00-4:30pm Lucky Draw: 5:45pm VIP Reception: 6:00-7:00pm Registration Fee: $5 for individual & $15 for a team of four

Rotarians will once again be working with students from the Hugh Boyd Interact Club and welcomes Richmond Elementary schools to this event for the fi rst time. Rotarians, Interacters and fellow Richmondites will skate for pledges that raise funds to make a tangible difference in the lives of those in need.

The proceeds of this event will go towards a multitude of causes on a local and global scale. These include the Richmond School District’s Feed-U-Cate program that provides breakfast to local public schools, Shelter Boxes for families affected by the Nepal Earthquake, and Student Leadership Opportunities like the annual Rotary Model UN conference in San Diego. Support our local and global communities by supporting the Rotary Skates for the World.

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sports

Don Fennell photoReid Dawson threw a gem against Spruce Grove at the Richmond City Chuckers’ annual Bantam AAA Queen Victoria Baseball Tournament Saturday at Blundell Park. Spruce Grove edged Richmond 3-2, eliminating the hosts from title contention. Spruce Grove reached Monday’s final, only to lose to an academy team based in Okotoks.

Richmond swimmers ready for Zajac meet

Chuckers can’t matchAlbertans’ depthby Don FennellSports Editor

Alex Klenman has man-aged a lot of ball clubs in his time, including several champions. But he tips hit cap to a pair of Alberta teams that dominated play at last weekend’s an-nual Queen Victoria Base-ball Tournament hosted by Richmond City Chuckers at Blundell Park.

An academy team based in Okotokos edged an-other similarly formidable foe from Spruce Grove in Monday’s final at the Bantam AAA invitational, a result that Klenman believes shows a need to rethink what’s not being done here.

“BC Minor should take note. An Alberta team (Spruce Grove) won last year, and this year we have an all-Alberta final,” he said.

“What are they doing over there that we aren’t?”

Richmond proved com-petitive against Spruce Grove in their meeting Saturday, losing 3-2. The game was highlighted by outstanding pitching, including that served up by Chuckers’ ace Reid Dawson.

But the loss ultimately eliminated Richmond from title contention, after the Chuckers lost the tour-nament opener 11-6 to Aldergrove on Thursday. Richmond won its final two tournament games 13-4 over Victoria Red and 9-3 over Vancouver on Sunday.

Overall, the Chuckers have a 12-7-1 record. They sit seventh in the BC Minor Baseball standings. Richmond hosts White Rock tonight (Wednesday) at 6 p.m. at Blundell Park, and Aldergrove in double-header action Sunday, also at Blundell. First pitch is at noon, with the nightcap set for 3 p.m.

Many of Canada’s best swimmers—including Richmond’s Noemie Thomas and Luke Reilly, will converge on the Point Grey campus of the Uni-versity of B.C. this week for the 52nd edition of the Mel Zajac Jr. International Swim Meet.

Presented by The Mel Jr. and Marty Zajac Foun-dation, the UBC Dolphins and the UBC Thun-derbirds, the May 22 to 24 event, is named in honour of Mel Zajac, Jr., a member of Canada’s 1976 Olympic swim team, who died in 1986 in a kayaking accident, eight months before Marty passed away in an avalanche. As a member of the Canadian Dolphin Swim Club, Mel Jr. was involved with the meet as was his father Mel Sr., who was a volunteer.

“We are excited to be hosting the 52nd Annual Mel Zajac Jr. International Swim Meet at UBC again this year,” said UBC head coach Steve Price. “We had some challenges last year with the facil-

ity even though the competition was a good one. UBC’s commitment to repair all the deficienciesthat had built up at the UBC Aquatic Center the previous 10 years has been much appreciated byall who use that facility on a daily basis. We werein jeopardy of having to move the meet or put thecompetition on hold until the new UBC Aquatic Center opens it doors in the fall of 2016.

“The new management team at the UBC ACalong with resources provided by UBC to keepthe current pool in good repair gave us and our sponsors the confidence to go forward even with the permanent closure of the outdoor pool.

Currently a year into a swimming scholarship at University of California-Berkeley, Thomas made the 100 butterfly final at the 2013 world cham-pionships. Reilly, meanwhile, is one of seven UBC swimmers who will compete at this summer’s PanAmerican Games in Toronto.


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In honour of Na-tional Police Week, the Richmond RCMP

held events all over the city Monday through Friday of last week to interact in a positive way with citizens of Richmond.

“We’re really excited to be able to have these five days to get out into the community, engage with the public in every specific zone of the city this week and it’s been a lot of fun,”

said Kevin Krygier, Rich-mond RCMP NCO in charge of Crime Prevention.

Monday was an event at YVR airport reaching out to visitors to Richmond. Tuesday was a food drive called “Cram the Cruiser” at West Richmond Com-munity Centre, where 15-20 boxes of food were donated and $300 was raised for the Richmond Food Bank.

Wednesday took the RCMP out to East Rich-mond, where Hamilton Community Centre hosted a youth-oriented event featuring demonstrations from the Incident Re-sponse Team and the dog teams.

Thursday was charity car wash day at Coppersmith Corner, with the RCMP, auxiliary constables, and volunteers out washing cars to raise money for the Cops for Cancer fund. Finally, Friday was a day of random acts of kindness at Lansdowne Centre.

The Richmond RCMP was thrilled with the

showing of support from sponsors and citizens alike throughout the week, especially on charity car wash day, where they raised over $2,000 for Cops for Cancer.

“We’re just really ap-preciative of the com-munity support. It’s been outstanding.,” Krygier said. “This is a way for us to... show people that we’re about having fun and sup-porting our community.”

There also may have been some fun with the fire hoses provided by Richmond Fire-Rescue for the event.

“It’s always fun to get each other wet and put on a show for the people that are lined up here to support us,” Krygier said. “It’s been a great time, and you have to keep it light. It’s the only way to keep yourselves entertained for six hours washing cars.”

Katie Lawrence covers the social scene. She may be reached at [email protected].

Police Week

Around TownKatie Lawrence

Car wash volunteer and RCMP hopeful Ainsley Albania got right into the swing of things.

Coun. Linda McPhail, pictured chatting with auxiliary constable Mike Dally, stopped by to have her car washed for a good cause.

Liana Garde was in charge of giving out tickets for the car wash, which cost a minimum $5 donation for Cops for Cancer.

NCO in charge of Crime Prevention Kevin Krygier took a turn with the fire hose.

Officers Steffan Zamzow and Randall Walrond made sure every part of the cars were spotless.

Richmond RCMP wash cars for a good cause

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